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Koji Yamase

Koji Yamase
Personal information
Full name Koji Yamase
Date of birth (1981-09-22) 22 September 1981 (age 35)
Place of birth Sapporo, Japan
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Avispa Fukuoka
Number 33
Youth career
1997–1999 Hokkai High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Consadole Sapporo 52 (9)
2003–2004 Urawa Reds 42 (11)
2005–2010 Yokohama F. Marinos 156 (32)
2011–2012 Kawasaki Frontale 51 (8)
2013–2016 Kyoto Sanga 71 (11)
National team
2000–2001 Japan U-20 10 (5)
2004 Japan U-23 2 (0)
2006–2010 Japan 13 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2015.

Koji Yamase (山瀬 功治?, Yamase Kōji, born 22 September 1981 in Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō Prefecture) is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Avispa Fukuoka in J2 League.

Japan's coach Ivica Osim handed him his first senior cap on 9 August 2006, in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago. His first goal for Japan came on 22 August 2007 in a friendly match against Cameroon. Yamase also played for Japan at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina.

His younger brother Yukihiro is also a professional footballer currently playing for J. League Division 2 side Kataller Toyama. His father Isao participated in the 1984 Winter Olympics as an biathlete.

Last update: 1 January 2015


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